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Will Rhode Island Democrats Ignore Abortion Rights Protections?

Auditi Guha

Rhode Island does not have a law that makes abortion legal, meaning the medical procedure would become illegal in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

[Photo: Activists gather outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during the #Opentoall rally to protest religious discimination.]

Gavel Drop: Satanists Sue Again to Block Missouri’s Abortion Waiting Period

Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

The Satanic Temple in Missouri is on a mission to prove to lawmakers that religious beliefs about abortion cut both ways.

Ten Reasons to Appreciate Your Local Abortion Provider

Mallory McMaster

Whether you’ve had an abortion, you’ve thought about an abortion, or you just love someone who had an abortion, it’s important to remember how valuable these health-care providers are in our communities.

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Sixth Circuit Rules That a Company Can’t Justify Firing Trans Employees Based on Religious Beliefs

Lisa Needham

In defending himself in the suit, funeral home owner Thomas Rost explained he would be violating God's law if he allowed his trans employee to live and work as a woman.

[Photo: A government medical worker looks at an HIV rapid test kit.]

Trump’s War on Women Knows No Borders

Kathleen Turner

On International Women's Day, let's note that our president's disregard for women extends to his global health policies.

[Photo: A woman sits on a large pile of Ms. magazines.]

Film Resurrects Letters From Feminists Past—But to What Effect?

Eleanor J. Bader

A new documentary follows women's responses to Ms. magazine's coverage and catalogs their concerns about police violence, sexual harassment, and lesbian visibility, among other issues.

Abstinence-Only Advocate Assumes Control of Family Planning Funds Amid Latest Reproductive Health War

Christine Grimaldi

Congressional Republicans could further empower Trump official Valerie Huber to disregard the Obama-era emphasis on highly effective forms of contraception and turn the nation's affordable birth control program into a bastion of abstinence and natural family planning.

[Photo: Gov. Jay Inslee sits forward while listening to a speaker at an event.]

Here’s What Washington State’s New Democratic Majority Has Done in 2018

Nicole Knight & This Week in Sex: Got the Clap? You Won’t Be on ‘The Bachelor.’

“Elections matter. It’s such a vindicating feeling; it underscores just how important it is when people get up, and stand up, and take action."

She Won’t ‘Accept a Label’ on Abortion, But This Colorado Gubernatorial Candidate Engineered Planned Parenthood’s Defunding

Jason Salzman

Court documents uncovered by Rewire.News show that Cynthia Coffman spearheaded a successful effort 17 years ago to strip Planned Parenthood of state funds for its non-abortion family planning services.

[Photo: 'The Bachelor' Arie Luyendyk Jr. holds a rose.]

This Week in Sex: Got the Clap? You Won’t Be on ‘The Bachelor.’

Martha Kempner

A positive test for a sexually transmitted disease means you won't make the show or win one of those roses.

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